HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 6 (TNSGra) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A $2.85 million U.S. Department of Education Native Hawaiian education grant will support a program aimed at increasing the overall physical, mental and emotional health and well-being of Native Hawaiian youth. I Pa'a Ka Huewai Pawehe, which translates to "so that our prized water gourds are made firm," is a three-year University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education program that will initiate, e more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 10 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Connors announced Hawaii's participation in a nationwide resolution of lawsuits against the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, that will require them to pay more than $4.3 billion for prevention, treatment and recovery efforts in communities across the country, as well as make public tens of millions of documents related to their role in the opioid crisis. The more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 7 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige announced that he has vetoed 26 of the 28 bills on his Intent to Veto list. Earlier today, the governor sent a Statement of Objections for each of the 26 bills to the Hawaii State Legislature, as required by the State Constitution. "There are more bills than usual on the list this year, for two pandemic-related reasons, and the Legislature had no control over the timing of either," said Gov. more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed Executive Director/General Counsel of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission Daniel Gluck to the Intermediate Court of Appeals. If confirmed by the State Senate, Gluck will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Associate Judge Derrick H.M. Chan last October. Gluck has served with the Ethics Commission since 2016. Previously, he worked as a senior staff attorney then legal dire more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 8 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has nominated Doreen Canto of Kula to fill the Maui seat on the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR). She will replace James "Jimmy" Gomes whose second, four-year-term on the board expired at the end of last month. "Doreen's long history of community volunteerism and as a small business owner, along with her deep knowledge of and appreciation for Hawai'i and our natural and cultural re more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 10 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 9, 2021: Gov. David Ige announced today that starting Thursday, July 15, 2021 travelers from the Philippines and from South Korea's Incheon International Airport may bypass the State of Hawaii's mandatory 10-day quarantine if they take a COVID-19 test from a trusted testing partner. In all cases, the test must be taken no earlier than 72 hours prior to departure and the negative test result submitt more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 7 (TNSAcc) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Hilo School of Education has been awarded its full seven years of accreditation by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation. The Master of Arts in Teaching, Year 1 (Licensure Year), has been awarded full accreditation through June 30, 2028. Full accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professiona more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 8 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: Oral cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Yap, making up 24% of all cancer cases in the state. In Yap's island community of Satawal, educational materials about oral cancer are predominantly in English, which has created a major barrier to meaningful learning. A University of Hawaii Cancer Center-funded pilot project will help address the oral cancer disparity within the island, loc more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 8 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Students from the University of Hawaii at Hilo turned in a strong performance at the 44th Annual HOSA - Future Health Professionals International Leadership Conference held virtually June 23-26, 2021. Junior Jaclyn Tennett was UH Hilo's top performer, earning 3rd Place in Clinical Specialty for her presentation/career portfolio of an Emergency Medicine Physician and skill video of a wound closure v more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: University of Hawaii at Hilo researchers located an endangered native seabird called the 'ua'u and a nesting site on Maunakea in May 2021. Active 'ua'u (also known as the Hawaiian petrel or Pterodroma sandwichensis) have not been recorded on the mauna since 1954. "When we saw them for the first time it was almost a moment of disbelief," said conservationist Bret Nainoa Mossman, a UH Hilo alumnus w more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 8 (TNSPro) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Ka'ohekani, a groundbreaking one-year online certificate in Hawaiian music, will give participants a deeper understanding of the connection and balance between Hawaiian music and hula. The latest academic offering from Windward Community College is immersive, accelerated and cohort based. The series of eight-week online classes are taught by Kamuela Kimokeo (music) and Kawaikapuokalani Frank Hewett  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: By 2050, faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and faster generation of renewable energy will result in 99% less fossil fuel consumed and 93% less CO2 emissions from passenger and freight vehicles on O'ahu. That's under the most ambitious scenario in an article published in World Electric Vehicle Journal, by University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)  more PR